Orpheus and Eurydice
MovieTitle | Orpheus and Eurydice |
User score | 4 |
Release date | May 1, 1984 |
Genre | Animation |
Director | Lesley Keen |
Production country | United Kingdom |
Production companies | Channel 4 Television, Persistent Vision Animation, The Scottish Film Production Fund |
Run time | 6 min. |
This work is a retelling of the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice in the style of a Greek vase. When his wife Eurydice dies, Orpheus descends into Hell and by charming the gods of the Underworld with his singing wins Eurydice back, only to lose her again at the threshold of the Overworld'.